BY ROCÍO ZAYAS
The News
MEXICO CITY – Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta praised Mexico’s energy reform while discussing ways to update the EU-Mexico Free Trade Agreement while visiting the nation on Tuesday.
In the first visit of an Italian Prime Minister to Mexico in 24 years, Letta made his comments at a conference with Mexican Foreign Relations Secretariat. “Growth is the child of technological innovation,” he said, adding that Mexico’s reforms are fundamental to this growth.
“If I could appreciate from the outside, an observers position is that the energy is a great occasion, a great positive opportunity for consumers, companies and the country,” Letta said.
He said that his country and all Europe are interested in the consequences of the energy reform, as those who have employed such reforms have “become stronger because the liberation has obligated them to internationalize.”
Letta said that the future bilateral relation is rich in opportunities because of the similarities and the affinities between the two countries. He added that he would like to re-inspire this relation by favoring Mexican exports and investments in Italy.
Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary José Antonio Meade attended the conference, along with a Mexican diplomatic team made up of academics, businessmen, government officials and students from several universities.
Letta also visited Querétaro, where he met Gov. José Calzada Rovirosa and the Italian business community. Italian firms in the area have a presence in metal, plastic, chemical and construction industries.
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